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this study says: - the internet doesn't make people more hostile - but people who don't like arguing often opt out of talking about politics online - it seems worse online because arguments are more visible online gizmodo.com/online-trolls-actually-just-assholes-all-the-time-stud-1847575210/amp?__twitter_impression=truePermalink Look on archive.org
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for all that social media companies have banged on about the perils of anonymity and the virtues of connecting people, turns out the reason online seems so fraught is because you can see people yelling at each other the whole time. aka connectivity. @M_B_Petersen/1417125756384251908?s=19Look on archive.org
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dunno if it's in the study, but I'd also say that the network effect means that when you do see hostility it is often someone getting piled on. on Twitter seeing 25+ people telling someone they suck is an everyday occurrence. irl you'd have to go to a football match or something.Permalink Look on archive.org